Bedstead-brace.



No. 684,556. Patented not. 15, I901.

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BEDSTEAD GRACE.

(Application filed Feb 6, 1900.) (No Model.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 684,556, dated October 15, 1901.

Application filed February 5, 1900. Serial. No. 3,972- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, GUSTAF E. SMITH, of the city and county of Worcester and State, of DIassaehusettsdiaveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed Attachments for Preventing the Rails Thereof from Spreading; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 represents a transverse section through a bedframe and its spring with my improved attachment applied thereto. Figs. 2 and 3 represent, upon an enlarged scale, a plan and edge view, respectively, of the central portion of said attachment. All the following figures are also shown on the same enlarged scale. Figs. 4 and 5 are a plan and edge view, respectively, of one of the end plates of the attachment; and Fig. 6 is a transverse section through one of the connecting-rods, showing an end view of one of the aforesaid end plates.

My invention relates more particularly to beds having wood rails.

- The object thereof is to provide means'for preventing the side rails of a bed from spreading or being forced outward, and said invention comprises a device constructed as herein set forth, and pointed out in the claim.

In order that others may better understand the nature and purpose of my said invention, I will now proceed to describe it more in detail.

In the drawings, A A represent the two side rails of a bed, B the cross-slats, and O the spring laid thereon. My improved attachment D is arranged, as before stated, under the bed being extended across from one rail A to the other and fastened thereto, as is shown in Fig. 1. Said attachment or holding device is so constructed that it maybe adjusted in length to fit different widths of beds. It consists of the two rods a a, arranged in line longitudinally and provided at the center with a turnbuckle Z), having longitudinal holes through its ends to receive the inner ends of the rods,one being preferablya smooth opening to receive the headed end of rod a and the other end threaded to receive the threaded end a of rod 0;. The outer end of each rod is provided with a hook c, which is adapted to engage with one of the transverse holes d in the angle-plates cl d at the outer on d of each rod. Said an gle-plates each have one end (1 thereof bent at right angles to the body of the plate, and through said bent end is formed a hole (Z for the passage of the hooked end of each rod. In attaching the outer ends of the rods to said angledates the hooks are passed first through the end openings (Z in the bent parts (Z and then hooked into one or another of the holes d in the body of said plates, as is shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6. By thus making said attachment it is obvious that the rods may be quickly hooked in place, are securely held when thus attached, and by loosening the device by turning the buckle b at the center said device may be easily and quickly adjusted to any ordinary width of bed by hooking the ends of rods a a into the proper holes cl in the angle-plates and afterward tightening the device taut by turning the central buckle b. The outer ends of the angle'plates may be attached to the bedrails A A by means of ordinary screw-eyes, the eye or ring thereof being passed through the outerhole in each plate and the screw turned into the bed-rail, as is shown in Fig. 1.

As is well known, considerable trouble has been experienced by the central part of the side rails of a bed, especially those having wood rails, spreading and allowing the slats to drop down out of the bed, which objection, it will at once be apparent, is entirely obviated by the use of my invention. The device is inexpensive, easily applied, and may, as previously stated, be readily adjusted to fit an ordinary width of bed.

Having now described my invention, What I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with the rails of a bed, of a device to prevent the spreading thereof, comprising a central turnbuckle having one end provided with a threaded longitudinal opening and the other end with a smooth longitudinal opening; a longitudinal rodhaving a hooked outer end and a threaded inner end adapted to fit in said threaded opening in the turnbuckle; a longitudinal rod having a hooked outer end and a head on its inner end to holditfrom beingpulledfroin thesmoothlongiend of each plate adapted to hook into one of tudinal openingin the turnbuckle, two anglethe holes thereof and to be screwed into the plates, one at each end of the aforesaid rods, bed-rail, substantially as set forth. each having an opening in its angle part at GUSTAF E. SMITH.

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of openings in the body thereof to receive the A. A. BARKER, hook on the rod, and a screw-eye at the outer W. B. NOURSE. 

